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16 Oct |
Vote of confidence in aid organisations’ effectiveness welcomedThe peak body for Australia’s aid organisations today welcomes Labor’s vote of confidence in the effectiveness of aid programs run by our members. |
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15 Oct |
Guide Dogs SA/NT CEO named SA’s Telstra Business WomanKate Thiele, Chief Executive of Guide Dogs SA/NT has been named South Australia’s Telstra Business Woman of the Year. |
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09 Oct |
IRIS joins call to action: Eye care for allThe Australian Society of Ophthalmologists is using the message of World Sight Day – Eye care for all – to remind the Federal Government of the valuable contribution its sight saving program IRIS was making to help close the gap on eye health services for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians before funding for it was cut. |
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08 Oct |
Government urged to do more to end blindness on World Sight DayThe Fred Hollows Foundation today used the occasion of World Sight Day to highlight the critical contribution that Australian aid has made to ending avoidable blindness in our region. |
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05 Oct |
Alcon receives FDA Approval for pre-loaded intraocular lens delivery system to treat patients undergoing cataract surgeryAlcon, the global leader in eye care and a division of Novartis, has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its AcrySof®IQ Aspheric IOL with the UltraSertTMPre-loaded Delivery System for patients undergoing cataract surgery. |
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30 Sep |
Australian College of Optometry marks its 75th anniversaryIn celebration of its 75th anniversary, the Australian College of Optometry will launch “A History of Australian Optometry” written by Professor Emeritus Barry Cole at the ACO National Conference on 24 October. |
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16 Sep |
Nash announces more funding for Indigenous eye healthEye disease trachoma is another step closer to extinction among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples thanks to new funding announced by Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash. |
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16 Sep |
Eye Care for All at Parliamentary eventLast Monday, Vision 2020 Australia together with Andrew Laming MP and the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP once again hosted the Parliamentary Friends Group for Eye Health and Vision Care dinner at Parliament House in Canberra. |
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15 Sep |
More assistance needed for those with disabilityHalf of Australians with disability who reported that they needed assistance from a formal service provider in 2012 did not have their assistance needs met, according to a report released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. |
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15 Sep |
Optometrists recommend early eye examinations for kidsApproximately one in five Australian children suffers from an undetected vision problem, or requires ongoing assessment. |
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